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Sri M said...

December 06, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

The confluence—the sangam of the Varuna river and the Asi rivers — is known as the holy city of Varanasi. The rivers are symbolic of the ‘ida’ and ‘pingala’ meeting at the ‘brumadhya’ or the ‘ajna ...

Sri M said...

December 05, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 7 comments

You must remember, when you go into a cave, you can leave everything behind but you can’t leave your mind. And yes! The problem is indeed the mind, not anything else around you.

Sri M said...

December 04, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

In fact, the very teaching of Buddha was freedom from sorrow for all mankind. Without having sorrow, how do you get free of it? One can’t even think of being free from sorrow if they don’t know wha...

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December 03, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

Swami Vivekananda explained it beautifully; he said: “We are hypnotized by the false happiness that the world seems to give us. We have to de-hypnotise ourselves and come back to our senses.”

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November 30, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

We all are actually ‘pashu’, although we think we are ‘manushya’. Deep down, we are all ‘pashu’ and Shiva is the Lord who presides over us. So, he is called ‘Pashupathi’.

Sri M said...

November 29, 2015 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read

The ultimate ‘ananda’ which is pursued by the yogis is not just sensory enjoyment. Even the ‘ananda’ of enjoying the body, which is full of bliss, that is also a sort of sensory but little subtle. ...